It was the right move because the Patriots were getting run out of the stadium by the Jacksonville Jaguars, who eventually authored a convincing 35-6 victory.But it was best for Maye, who accounted for two interceptions and a lost fumble in the game and left Vrabel sounding kind of worried.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye loses the ball on a fumble turnover during the first quarter of an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium on Sunday, Sept.27, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla.
(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)DRAKE MAYE'S TERRIBLE DECISION GIFTS SEAHAWKS OPENING NIGHT WIN AS PATRIOTS LEFT STUNNED TO START NFL SEASON"Well, my concern level is very high for this football team," the coach said.Vrabel went through the litany of things that he's worried about and that need improvement.But everybody understands that if Maye doesn't stop giving away the football, the other stuff will be secondary."We have to take care of the football," Vrabel said.
"We can't, we can't force things ...I think he knows what to do.
You know what I mean? I think we have to do it better, you know?"And again, we all want to make plays.We just have to make them good ones.
And, if it's not there, we got to make a great decision."Great decisions do not involve throwing the ball to the other team.New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel talks to quarterback Drake Maye during the second quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct.19, 2025.
(Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)FROM THE CHARGERS TO THE COLTS AND FALCONS, WHICH OF THE NFL'S EIGHT WINLESS TEAMS ARE ALREADY IN PANIC MODEBut Maye's decisions have been questionable.The three turnovers on Sunday is increasingly typical of how Maye is playing so far this season because he...